Appellate Tribunal
Section 25 of the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 deals with appellate Tribunal. The Appellate Tribunal constituted under sub-section (1) of section 12 of of the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act, 1976 (13 of 1976) shall be the Appellate Tribunal for hearing appeals against the orders of the Adjudicating Authority and the other authorities The Act came into force on 01 Jul 2005.
1[25. Appellate Tribunal.--The Appellate Tribunal constituted under sub-section (1) of section 12 of of the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act, 1976 (13 of 1976) shall be the Appellate Tribunal for hearing appeals against the orders of the Adjudicating Authority and the other authorities under this Act.]
Section 25, The Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 (Act 15 of 2003).
Cross-references
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Referred to by 1
Related judgements & precedents
These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.
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Wave Hospitality Private Limited vs Union of India, ORS
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
The Division Bench declined to entertain a writ petition against a provisional attachment order under Section 5 PMLA, holding that the statutory ladder of the Adjudicating Authority, an appeal to the Appellate Tribunal under Section 26 and a further appeal to the High Court under Section 42 is an efficacious alternate remedy, and that the extraordinary discretionary jurisdiction under Article 226 should not be exercised to bypass it.
On this section: Treats the Appellate Tribunal constituted by Section 25 as the designated appellate forum whose existence itself defeats a writ petition against orders of the Adjudicating Authority.
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Brizo Reality Company Private LTD vs Aditya Birla Finance LTD, ORS
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
Dealing with commercial premises attached under both the MPID Act and Section 5 PMLA, the Division Bench considered the availability of the PMLA Tribunal as against writ jurisdiction under Article 226 and released the property on the petitioner depositing the alleged crime proceeds, the deposit to be invested by the Registrar in a nationalised bank.
On this section: Weighs the remedy before the Appellate Tribunal set up under Section 25 against Article 226 relief where a person not accused in the crime has had property attached.
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Made under this section, and citing it
3 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 25
What have the courts held on Section 25 of the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act?
Wave Hospitality Private Limited vs Union of India, ORS (30 May 2019) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: Treats the Appellate Tribunal constituted by Section 25 as the designated appellate forum whose existence itself defeats a writ petition against orders of the Adjudicating Authority. Another 1 judgment on this section is set out below. They run from 2016 to 2019.
How do I find court cases under Section 25 of the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Pmla 25, section 25 Pmla, section 25 of the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 2 reported judgments on this section are set out on this page, beginning with Wave Hospitality Private Limited vs Union of India, ORS (30 May 2019).
What should I read with Section 25 of the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. 3 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently Prevention of Money-laundering (Appointment and Conditions of Service of Chairperson and Members of Appellate Tribunal) Rules, 2007 dated 1-8-2007 (2007), then The Prevention of Money-laundering (Appeal) Rules, 2005 (2005).
When did Section 25 of the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act come into force?
Section 25 of the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, cited as Pmla 25, came into force on 01 Jul 2005, having been enacted on 17 Jan 2003. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 2. Definitions1773 words
- 8. Adjudication975 words
- 6. Adjudicating Authorities, composition, powers, etc781 words
- 73. Power to make rules704 words
- 17. Search and seizure570 words
- 5. Attachment of property involved in money-laundering570 words
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